(as) plain as day

phrase

: very obvious
The answer is (as) plain as day.

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But the answer was plain as day, with science and technology to back it up. Brianna Peters, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2025 The unconstitutionality was plain as day, but the president went through with the policy anyway. Dominic Pino, National Review, 29 May 2025 This is as plain as day and truly unreal that state or district leaders think otherwise. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 25 May 2025 Three years and plain as day' On a subreddit titled r/EphemeralTattoos, hundreds of customers have shared their regret and desire to take action against the company, perhaps in the form of a lawsuit. Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 That was plain as day on the pin-and-pull from a trips formation in which D’Andre Swift got outside and raced 39 yards for a touchdown, with left tackle Braxton Jones flattening safety Evan Williams in space to spring the running back. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024 Call it stochastic terrorism, ordered through the public channels of the Internet rather than through hidden networks, deniable even when its true causes are as plain as day. Justin E. H. Smith, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2020

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“(as) plain as day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28as%29%20plain%20as%20day. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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